Mason was only 2 minutes, 50 seconds away from his fourth shutout of the season, and third in five games, when Nathan MacKinnon beat him for his 21st goal of the season.

Claude Giroux scored an empty-netter in the final minute for the Flyers.

Mason, a former Blue Jacket, stopped 14 shots in the first period and made the save of the night in the second when he robbed Gabriel Landeskog with a glove save from his rear end.

“The job as starting goalie every night is to make sure we provide stability back there, and that’s what I’m trying to do,” Mason said.

Oilers 2, Rangers 1: Nail Yakupov scored with 1:38 left in regulation to give Edmonton a win over host New York. Former Blue Jacket Derick Brassard scored and Cam Talbot made 29 saves for the Rangers.

Blues 3, Bruins 2, OT: T.J. Oshie scored 3:29 into overtime to lead host St. Louis to a season series sweep. Alexander Steen and Jaden Schwartz also scored for St. Louis, which blew a 2-0 lead in the third period.

Red Wings 3, Panthers 1: Gustav Nyquist scored the go-ahead goal in the second period to help Detroit end a four-game road losing streak. Brian Lashoff and Daniel Alfredsson also scored and Jimmy Howard made 23 saves for the Red Wings.

Senators 3, Sabres 2: Milan Michalek scored his second goal of the game with 23 seconds left, and host Ottawa handed Buffalo it fourth straight loss. The Sabres tied the score with two third-period goals, but Senators captain Jason Spezza found Michalek in the slot and he beat Jhonas Enroth.

Flames 4, Islanders 2: Matt Stajan scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, and rookie Reto Berra made 28 saves to help Calgary beat host New York in Nassau Coliseum for the first time since 2004.

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